I can't find my answer by searching...
Posted By: Is the Search Engine Not Working On MTStars? on 2009-04-25
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I'm looking for opinions on:
CTS (Central Transcription Services)
and
TRX (out of Oregon and NYC)
Thanks so much in advance! Feel free to email me privately.
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Here's the deal - if you find one that fits, even remotely. STAY!! stop searching for "perfect
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yes... hopefully I can find the answer for you...nm
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Check with SS and you will find the answer, don't have to pay extra
If you reach FULL retirement age then you are not punished, taking back $1 for every $2 you would make. You can make as much as you like after full retirement age without being penalized. The age 70 does not apply yet to the baby boomers, might in way years to come, has nothing to do at present with SS. SS just changed with full retirement starting at age 66 (which would be people born in 1943) but soon it will be you have to reach age 67 to get full SS retirement benefits. When I went to inquire about drawing out the money and still working, I had the same question as I had heard about the taking back 1 for every 2. You can believe me when I say they TRY to get you to take early retirement and I said NO way, I would just wait until that magical 66 number which I did. I checked with the person who did my taxes this past year, told her what I would be bringing in and just how much should I pay in taxes so would not be hit with huge burden at end of year. It was not huge as DH's taxes taken out kind of even things out. You can also find this information out on the form SS sends you every year, think the full retirement thingy noted on that but also on the SS internet site also answered.
To find the correct answer I would talk to your supervisor. (nm)
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TT management does not answer questions that you ask them; only answer those they want to answer.
I know, work for a long time and tried asking questions, but they just beat around the bush and don't answer the true question that you presented to them.
Maybe it is kite flying weather where you are !!!
Searching
I have a phone interview with them on Monday and I'm just really on the fence here! What I want is to be able to have plenty of work, be left alone to do so, and just go back to how it used to be when being a MT was enjoyable. I'm just so undecided right now!
Searching for...
I am looking for a company that provides a computer, has voice recognition, and doesn't require 1200 lines per day for new part time people.
Searching for
I guess I wasn't very clear. Some companies want you to type 1200 lines per day within 3 weeks, 6 weeks, whatever and give you ESL docs you can't understand, so how can you put it on paper? It would probably take me 3 months.
Searching and done with it
You made an honest mistake, you apologized graciously, and you do not deserve the bullying you have been getting. Consider that bullies think they have a lot of power because they are anonymous on the Internet. Don't pay attention to them. Hugs to you!
I did some searching
on Google, saw your post below mine this morning too, and looks like maybe you're right because I see a couple of hits from the past with the two with eTranz and then found some old posts from here about not paying by the one person. But it looks like Full Circle is just the other person? Anyone else know anything about this? Thanks!
Searching
You've got mail.
Fatcat
Try searching archives.
http://www.mtstars.com/search
Also frustrated in searching
Is there anyway you could archive posts sooner, like maybe only keep two pages of current post? Or set up a search for non-archived posts?
sorry....searching...not searing
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Try searching MT Stars itself
Instead of Google, try the search for this site. Type in the name of the company and it should bring up information about them. I hope this is what you mean.
Thanks, searching, I figured that must be why. nm
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It was the way you advised about searching
and if you think you were *originally* 'polite', you might want to recheck that definition.
Thank you! I do have a lot of soul searching to do.
What is so frustrating is that I'm really a great Transcriptionist in all aspects other than the production and staying focused for 8 straight hours. If I can overcome those, everything would be perfect.
Thanks again for your kind words and great advice. I appreciate it!
I'm actively searching......
TT used to be one of the best companies to work for, not true any longer. They seem to be all about making money for themselves. No more yearly bonuses, no matching 401K, nothing for MT week but thanks from lower management. There are companies out there that pay 70% of your line rate for speech, that's reasonable. This whole thing is going to backfire on them in the end. I've had several interviews but haven't made a final decision yet. It's not that I want to find a company that doesn't do VR, in reality they all will eventually. I want to find a company that realizes their MTs put bread on the table for managment, sadly that is no longer TransTech.
I've been searching for a prn
position for months! I'll definitely need it now to make up for the lost money due to reduction in pay!
Try searching "CHRISTIAN" rather than DIT
I too got nothing when searching DIT, but when you search the word Christian, a lot of linkage to past DIT posts come up since they always tout themselves to be a Christian organization.
You'll find it very enlightening.
Not easy...been searching for months
I was a recruiter and the company decided to hire a recruiting company...now many of us can't even find positions as there are usually one or two per company and they never leave or some don't pay well. So not easy even with someone with experience.
After searching the archives a bit, not so sure I want to work for them
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No. I just happened to be searching & thought I'd
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It should, but you'll be searching a long
time to find it. Seems 8 cpl is the going rate and 9 if you're lucky.
Is it? Nuts. I have been searching all over for my contract, but I'm not sure
I ever got a signed copy back from D., though I specifically requested that she send a copy back to me with her signature on it as well.
Try searching Dictation Services Group
in addition to DSG.
Anyone know anything about Wordzxpressed? Perhaps I flunked archive searching, sm
but I cannot seem to find anything recent about them. I hear so many horror stories about so many companies, it is hard to know who are the good guys and who are the bad. 
Thanks.
A position like this is a RARE one, newbies. I've been searching 11 yrs for a job like this and
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Any good info on MDI-FL. Do they have IC status? I've been searching for sm
the past 15 minutes and have found nothing!! I read somewhere someone said you have to have tough skin to work for MDI-FL. I wonder what this means! :)
Thanks to anyone with any info on this company. Trying to leave MQ and make some decisions here. Help out a fellow MT. Love ya. LOL
After much searching on this board, I am not finding any info on Focus for sm
rate in pay. Can anyone please spare a fellow MTs time and just let me know if their pay is decent?? I just got a 10% decrease in pay today with MQ and I am just so upset! I'm looking for a decent company, that's all. Thanks so much!
Keep searching. All the good stuff is kept in house now. If you snag Op reports out here, they're
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Only those Good/Happy Friday emails to try to keep us from searching for jobs during the weekend
TT throws out a *line* on Friday emails, hoping that we will bite. TT mgmt does not know what to do now ! I truly believe that !
I'm not sure that they will make it through this, if Dictaphone has taken away some of the Dictaphone accounts works and dividing it out among other Dictaphone customers.
I don't see a pretty picture at Transtech anymore. Don't say that I am just a negative person; what is pretty about it?
When a new MTSO signs on with Dictaphone, they are going to give them work from somewhere, and I believe it is from TransTech.
I am so disheartened by all this with TT. 
Promises for new work coming onboard is exactly what one poster said -- more Dictaphone overflow accounts! Not enough work for ALL the MT's TransTech has hired within the past few months.
I can answer that question with a simple answer!
Strengths - none.
Weakness - all.
Did find a Wright Watson Sten-Tel in Austin if their site isn't old. Find 'em with Google. nm
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Trying to find info on Encompass on this board, can't find any recent. sm
Anyone have any current info. Any employees out there? Give me the low-down if you can! Thanks a million.
So what? I don't have to answer anything.
And by the way, MQ does not know that I work for Spheris. :) They are very much aware.
It is amazing to me how many of you people just want to screw someone. You're not happy for whatever situation.
It's NO ONE'S BUSINESS whether I work for 1 company or 3 or 6. I could care less what you think. I'm no more in danger of losing either job than anyone else. Furthermore, it's no skin off my nose if I DO lose them. I will be employed shortly thereafter. I have plenty of money. I'm not worried.
No need for anyone here to be upset or angry about my situation. It is shocking how absolutely miserable most on this board are. It's becoming quite amusing! No matter what ANYONE says -- everyone raises that shrewd eyebrow and turns their mouth down and mutters and mumbles, "just you wait". You sputter warnings out like you've been imprisoned and are angry someone is not held captive like you are. TOO BAD.
I have a great situation - it has been that way for years. If it goes on until I leave this business, great. If it doesn't, I'll just find more work. It really isn't that big of a deal to me...why in the world would it be so bothersome for anyone else?!
It really sounds to me like some people don't have enough to do in their lives! Well, I do and I'm thrilled with how things are going! It's a lot of hard work, yes, but it's very rewarding.
Everyone can go one with their lives. Hahahaha What I do in mine has NOTHING to do with YOU!
here is your answer
her replacement has been working for WEEKS training to do her job and nobody has said a word. Check your QA.
answer
CPT will be a 5-digit number. 99201
ICD-9 will be 3 numbers dot and one or 2 numbers after the dot. They add new numbers every year after the dot to make a total of 5 instead of 4 so it will be more specific.
401.9
Here's a good reference for you.
http://icd9cm.chrisendres.com/index.php?action=contents
Anyone know this answer?
If you were transcribing a 70-character line with spaces at 9 cents/line, how many 1-page to 1 1/2-page reports would have to be transcribed to equal $100/day (about how many)?
Thanks.
Your answer is......
DQS - AKA DocQScribe - is a program that transcriptionists use to transcribe their reports.
Answer (SM)
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they have an answer for everything
even when it hurts our pocket. I use to think that they treated us fairly but now I think we are just another number to them, and they could care less. Like you said, too many policy changes, seems like something every week. Also, I hate it now when you call the office you talk to custom service That should tell you something right there. We are not employees now, but customers, only we are never right, as in the customer is always right. Just venting, but it is really upsetting when my paycheck was half what it was 4 weeks ago. They also do not pay downtime if your QA IA under 97%, did you know that? 
Answer for ya
Both nationals I have worked for had me put the files on my desktop for them and do virus scans and such and then they tapped into my PC to finish the installation. I hope that helps.
That I can answer...sm
According to the person I spoke with, one of my past colleagues (a supervisor, actually) gave her my name. What's odd, though, is that I haven't spoken to or had any contact whatsoever with this person for about 10 years! Seemed very odd.
Can anybody answer that for us?
I'd appreciate it - I've been doing this a long time but there are so many companies out there it gets confusing.
To answer you ...
If you already have a computer you will perhaps need to purchase some equipment, depending on the account(s) you work on. I only work on accounts that use DVI VoiceWave. If I were to work on an account that used a different system, I would have to purchase the new system. But to make my life simple, I stick to just the one I originally purchased. X-press did not gouge me for anything. I lost my long-time job due to voice recognition and I knew that I had to make some important financial decisions regarding setting myself up as a contractor.
One thing I will say regarding X-press not hiring too many people: You can be a good Transcriptionist and not make the cut. There's a difference between being a good transcriptionist (one who knows her English, grammar, punctuation and terminology), and then there's the great transcriptionist who is proficient in all the above PLUS knows all the nuances of transcription - knowing radiology inside and out and knowing when the doctor is in error, knowing a cut off word rather than leaving a blank because of experience. I work with a small handful of women. We all have extensive radiology experience.
You can't just fall into a job with X-press. But I think it's worth it to work hard to get in.
Because there are no benefits working with X-press, it might not be the best place for a single person or single mom. Because my husband has benefits with his job, X-press is a good fit.
I work two accounts. One account pays 9 cents a line and the other pays 16 cents a line. If I worked weekends on the 9 cent account, the pay would be a little higher. And if we end up working a holiday, you do get holiday pay.
Vacations are worked out amongst co-workers. I've never had to cancel vacation plans.
X-press is nice because you get your own accounts. Like I said in my original post, I have worked with X-press a little over two years. I have worked the same accounts the entire time, so I have had the same doctors the entire time - I really appreciate that.
answer
i dont work on touchtype platform but the other platform they have. do you work there currently? i am on one of the oldest accounts that they have I believe. i really like it. i believe the owner is in charge of the account that i am on.
I can answer this one.
You haven't transcribed the entire report. Verification on the rest of the report, outside of the blank, only requires a comparison between voice and text. It is much faster to simply listen while reading/scanning the transcribed text.
As well, any dictation that is questionable already gives you the suggestion or expectation of what it should/might be. You are just not working as hard to produce the draft product. The MT already has done that task. You are finishing the product.
Your expertise in medical terminology, English grammar, spelling, anatomy, medications, laboratory values, etc., is what you are being compensated for.
Another point is that very few MTs can actually type at the speed of the dictator without ever pausing. If you can do that, perhaps you should be go back to transcription if money is your greatest motivator.
Here is your answer
They consider full time to be 40 hours per week and you have to do 11,000 lines per pay period.
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